10:10 pm
June 14

Phillies @ Dodgers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Philadelphia Phillies (32-31)

@ Los Angeles Dodgers (39-26)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Howard (PHI): 0-1; 4.61 ERA

Gonsolin (LAD) 0-0; 5.40 ERA

 

Current odds:

Philadelphia Phillies: (+158)

Los Angeles Dodgers: (-173)

 

• Back above .500 for the first time in nearly a month, the Philadelphia Phillies head to the West Coast this week to put their better brand of baseball to the test. The Phillies open a three-game road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, followed by another three games at San Francisco later in the week. On a four-game winning streak after sweeping a short, two-game series at home against the New York Yankees, the Phillies were able to settle in and relax on their long flight following Sunday’s 7-0 victory. Philadelphia also has won six of its past seven.

• The Phillies will even bring a bit of California with them into their first game in the state in two years, sending right-hander Spencer Howard (0-1, 4.61) to the mound in Monday’s game. Howard, who grew up along California’s Central Coast and attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, has never appeared in a big league game west of Denver. Since moving into the Phillies rotation on May 22, Howard has a 2.89 ERA in three starts but has just 9 1/3 combined innings and has never thrown more than 68 pitches in any of those outings.

• The Dodgers will have a starter Monday who has emerged from actual injury issues. Right-hander Tony Gonsolin (0-0, 5.40) will make just his second start and appearance of the season after returning from shoulder inflammation. Gonsolin, who has never faced the Phillies, went just 1 2/3 innings in his season debut Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up one run. He walked five in the outing and needed 66 pitches to record his five outs.

• The Dodgers enter the series having won five of their past six games and are coming off a series victory over the Texas Rangers. After falling 12-1 to Texas on Saturday, the Dodgers rebounded with a 5-3 victory Sunday that included a home run from Mookie Betts, who has gone deep twice in the past four games to give him seven on the season.

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Los Angeles Dodgers
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